Triple
T23153202
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Smart People |
E578372
|
entity |
| Predicate | character |
P662
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Lawrence Wetherhold
Lawrence Wetherhold is the misanthropic, emotionally distant English professor and widowed father portrayed by Dennis Quaid in the 2008 film "Smart People."
|
E1574207
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Lawrence Wetherhold | Statement: [Smart People, character, Lawrence Wetherhold]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lawrence Wetherhold Context triple: [Smart People, character, Lawrence Wetherhold]
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A.
Vern Paxson
Vern Paxson is a computer scientist best known for his pioneering work in Internet measurement, network security, and the development of the Bro (now Zeek) network intrusion detection system.
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B.
Dan Woolsey
Dan Woolsey is an entrepreneur and media professional best known as a founder of the African American–focused news and entertainment platform TheGrio.
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C.
Gordon Hessler
Gordon Hessler was a British-born film and television director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films in the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
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E.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Lawrence Wetherhold Triple: [Smart People, character, Lawrence Wetherhold]
Generated description
Lawrence Wetherhold is the misanthropic, emotionally distant English professor and widowed father portrayed by Dennis Quaid in the 2008 film "Smart People."
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lawrence Wetherhold Target entity description: Lawrence Wetherhold is the misanthropic, emotionally distant English professor and widowed father portrayed by Dennis Quaid in the 2008 film "Smart People."
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A.
Vern Paxson
Vern Paxson is a computer scientist best known for his pioneering work in Internet measurement, network security, and the development of the Bro (now Zeek) network intrusion detection system.
-
B.
Dan Woolsey
Dan Woolsey is an entrepreneur and media professional best known as a founder of the African American–focused news and entertainment platform TheGrio.
-
C.
Gordon Hessler
Gordon Hessler was a British-born film and television director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films in the 1960s and 1970s.
-
D.
Fred M. Wilcox
Fred M. Wilcox was an American film director best known for the science fiction classic "Forbidden Planet" and the family film "Lassie Come Home."
-
E.
Dennis Awtrey
Dennis Awtrey is a former American professional basketball center known for his defensive play and role as a key contributor on several NBA teams during the 1970s and early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e245fb8de081908f0eba7b5fd75bc4 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18efaa1fc81908fb1987dbf732f46 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:54 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0c309c3da48190b07c64b10fda58ff |
completed | May 19, 2026, 9:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0c31dd458c8190b8e98870dd5e19c5 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 9:48 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0c325f5c248190b35e2c88b384ac31 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 9:50 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:01 p.m.